David McNair

Biography

David McNair is Executive Director at ONE.org. Co-founded by Bono, ONE fights for a more just world by demanding the investments needed to create economic opportunities and healthier lives in Africa.

For two decades he has worked on successful campaigns to reduce child mortality, unlock billions in funding for climate and sustainable development, reform the global financial architecture and crack down on grand corruption and tax evasion.

He sits on the European Council on Foreign Relations Council, is a founding executive board member of the Africa Europe Foundation and sits on the Board of CLEAR Global, a nonprofit that helps people access vital information and be heard, whatever language they speak.

He is a regular commentator on development and geopolitics, holds a PhD in social geography from the Queen’s University of Belfast and is author of ‘Why Europe Needs Africa’ published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.